Fly-paper holder.



`G. M. SUCK. FLY PAPER HOLDERY. APPLIoATIoN FILED PEB. 26, 1914.

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CHARLES M. SUCK, 0F SALEM, WEST VIRGINIA.

FLY-PAPER HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 2, 1915.

Application filed February 26, 1914. Serial No. 821,178.

To all lwhom it may conce/m:

Be it known that I, CHARLES M. SUCK, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Salem, in the county of Harrison'and State of Vest Virginia, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Fly-Paper Holders, of which the following is a speciiication. Y

My invention is an improvement in fly paper holders, and has for its object to provide a device of the character specified, for holding fly paper provided on its one face with adhesive substance for entangling the feet of the fly, wherein the holder is arranged tolsecurely grasp the paper, and to hold it in such position that it cannot be blown away, or blown against curtains 0r the like, to soil the same, and so arranged that the holder and the paper may be handled without the necessity of touching the paper itself.

In the drawings: Figure 1. is a top plan view of they improved holder with a sheet of fly paper in place, Fig.Y 2 is a perspective view of' the holder with the paper detached, and Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

The present embodiment of the invention comprises a bar l of suitable material, as for instance metal, such as tin or the like, having at one end a lateral lug 2, forming a. stop at the said end of the bar, and having at the other end a ring or loop 3.

In the present instance the stop 2 is formed by bending the bar laterally, and the ring is attached to the bar by bending the end of the bar over upon the body thereof to form a bearing 4 forY the ring.

A cross plate or head 5 is connected to the bar 1 at the end adjacent to the ring, by means of a rivet 6 or the like, the said rivet passing through the plate and the bar, and having its ends headed, as shown. Thus the cross plate is pivotally connected to the bar, to permit the said head to fold into parallelism with the bar, or t o take a position at right angles thereto. The pivot pin 6 passes through the center of the plate, so' that when the plate is transverse to the bar, it will extend at approximately equal distances on both sides of the bar. A clamping device is arranged at each end of the plate, and at the side edge adjacent to the ring, each of the said clamping devices' comprising a lever 7, pivoted intermediate its ends to a stub shaft 8, which is supported in bearing lugs 9 struck up from the material of the plate.

A coil spring l() encircles thestub shaft 9, and the said spring bears at one end against 50 the lever, and at the other against the plate, in such manner that that end of the lever` remote from the ringis pressed into contact with the plate. The said end of the lever is roughened as indicated at 11.

In the present instance the plate is provided atV each lever with a lateral extension Y 13, extending toward the ring, and providing a finger hold opposing the adjacent end Of the adjacent lever, for permitting the easy opening of the clamping mechanism.

A slide 14 is mounted on. the bar, for movement toward and from the cross head. In the present instance the slide is formed from a plate having its side edges bent over upon the underY face of the plate in spaced relation, as indicated at 15, for engaging the under face of the bar, to guide the slide in its movement longitudinally of the bar.

The stop 2 is provided for preventing the 80 entire disengagement of the slide. At the end remote from the cross head the slide is er provided with an upstanding lug 16, forming a. finger piece for manipulating the slide.

A lever 17 is pivoted to the upper face of 35 the slide, and longitudinally thereof, upon a stub shaft 18, which is journaled in bearing lugs 19 arising from the upper face of the slide. The lugs are arranged in spaced relation, and the lever is pivoted between the 9o same. A coil spring 2O encircles the shaft, and one end of the spring engages the end of the lever adjacent tothe finger piece, the other end engaging the slide, and normally pressing the end of the lever adjacent to the cross head toward the upper face of the slide. The said end of the lever is roughened as indicated at 21 in Fig. 3.

In use, the cross head is turned transverseY to the plate, with the clamping devices atlloo Ythe side edge adjacent to the ring 3. The Yfly paper is placed on the bar, with one end Yon the cross head, and the levers are operated to permit the adjacent end of the sheet to be inserted between the toothed end of the levers and the cross head. When the levers are released, the sheet will be clamped firmly in place on theicross head. The slide is now adjusted until the adjacent end of the sheet may be engaged by the clamping 11o device on the said slide. The fly paper may now be placed in any desired position, as

for instance on a table, or even hangingon the wall, the ring 3 being engaged with, a

head, thus providing a grip for theconvenient handling of the paper. There will also be as a rule a portionfof thebar projecting beyond the sheet at the oppositeend, so itdesired the paper may be handled, with both hands. It will be evidenti that when the sheet is arranged in the holder as specified, it will be held firmlyl in yplane position, with the adhesive side upward, and in such position that it cannot be blown against curtains or thelike to soil the same. v henthe paper is' Filled, it may be released from the holder' merely by releasing the' clamping devices. .Because of vthe adjustability of the slide with respect tolthe cross head, the "device maybe used with ditferentsized sheets ot' paper. During shipment or when notin use, the cross head is turned intoy position parallel with the bar, this-providing a compact easily transporteddevice.

:I claimzf Y l. Afly` paper holder, comprising a bar provided at one end with aloop for permittingthe bar to be. suspendedya cross head pivoted intermediate its ends tol the bar near the end provided with the loopfforswinging movement into aI position transverse to the bar 'or into register` therewith,-a' clamp Copies of this patent may be obtained for,

at each end of the cross head for grasping 3 a clamp-on the slide for engaging the opposite end of the sheet from the clamps of the cross head, the bar having a stop atthe end remote from the cross head for limiting the .movement of the slide away from the cross head, and the slide having an upwardly eX- tending finger piece` for' convenience in operatingfthe-same'" QNX" fly paper holder, comprising a bar provided'at one end with a loop for permitting the barpto be' suspended, a cross head pivoted intermediate 'its ends to the bar near the end providedlwith the loop for swinging movement into a position transverse to the bar' ,ory into register ltherewith, a'clamp at eachend of the cross:y head 'for grasping the end ioffthesheetland `clamping it to the cross head,'a slidc'on the opposite end of the bar movable vtoward and from the cross head, a clamp-onfy the slide for engaging Vthe opposite;.end vofthe sheety from the clamps .ofthe crosshead, thevbar havingI a stop at the end remotefrom theeross head for limiting the movement of the. slidejaway from th'e'cross head. 'f

CHARLES M. sUcK.

1; kWitnesses :FRANK H. SKINNER,

` CLAYTON: L: BURpIcK.

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